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A. CHARNEY.

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APPLICATION FILED mmzo. I916.

Patented July 31, 1917.

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AARON CHARNEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GLOVE.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, AARON CHARNE a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gloves, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gloves, and more particularly towork gloves.

Work gloves are sometimes constructed with a leather palm-section, orworking face, and a fabric back. For the making of such gloves myinvention has particular advantage. Also some of its features mayadvantageously be embodied in all-fabric work gloves.

One of the important objects of my invention is to provide in the glovestructure a novel, continuous-fourchette section, improving the glovestructure, minimizing the number of pieces entering into theconstruction and requiring stitching together; lending-itself to economyin the cutting of material, giving advantageous facility in assembling'the glove parts, minimizing the number of stitching-operations, and, (asespecially affecting leather faced gloves) making a maximum area of theleather available for face-presentation and facilitating the economicalprovision of a lining for the leather face.

Other and further objects of my invention will become apparent to thoseskilled in the art from the following disclosure.

In the embodiment of my invention I utilize a continuousfourchetfe-strip cut in a form toprovide, at one end of the blank, theconnected diverging portions to constitute the tip and sides of anintermediate glove finger and, between the diverging legs thereof, oneor more connected reentrant portions that'in use will constitute theside or sides of a finger or fingers flanking the first mentionedfingeiu,

Difl'erent specific designs of fourchette strip embodying this featureof my inven-v tion are shown in the drawing, for purposes of ampledisclosure, without intent to limit this feature of my inventionthereto; and, while I have in some of the claims hereof defined specificfourchette-strip construction claiming details thereof as matters ofvaluable refinement, it will be understood that I do not intend tolimitmy invention in its broader aspects to the exact form orSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 20, 1916.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Serial No. 85,248. I

forms of fourchette strips herein specifically shown.

Referring to the drawings wherein, for purposes of full disclosure, Ihave shown embodiments of my invention in a leatherpalm glove and anall-fabric glove (but without intent to limit myself thereto furtherthan as may be specified in the-claims)* Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing a leather palm working glove embodying features of my invention;

Figs. 2 to 5 are views showing the several blanks that enter into theconstruction of such a glove, so far as the embodiment of my presentinvention is concerned, the views showing left-hand parts, viewed fromthe inner sides thereof, Fig. 2 representing the palm member, Fig. 3 thefourchette blank, Fig. 4 the back member, and Fig. 5 the lining.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view (with a few broken away portions) showingthe several parts arranged in a fashion intended schematically to aid inunderstanding the assembling of the parts in the completed glove, theparts being viewed as in a left glove, palm-up.

Fig. 7 shows a modified form of *fourchette blank.

' Fig. Sis a perspective view of an all fabric glove embodying somefeatures of my invention;

Fig. 9 is a detail of a suitable blank for the body and fingers thereof;and

Fig. 10 is a detail of the fourchette strip therein employed.

Referring particularly to the form of construction shown in Figs. 1 to6, the leatherpalm Work-glove therein shown at 10, has adigitated-leatherworking face 11 that provides the palm portion proper12 and fingerportions 13, 14, 15 and 16. It is especially desirable thatthese leather finger-portions be exposed full-width, so that any wear onthe palm-side of the fingers will fall on the latter. The back section17 and the fourchette strip 18 are of fabric. each preferably made of asingle piece, and, preferably, a lining 19, of fabric, is provided tolie against the inner face of the leather (visible, in Fig,

1, only at the broken portions) to promote the comfort or" the wearer.The relative arrangement of the parts, in the constructions thirdfingers are exposed as wearing surface of the glove, the heel-side 6.,sideaway from the thumb) of the little finger, being the only point inthe finger construction where the leather at the side of a finger isinturned in forming a seam.

At their extreme tips the leather fingerparts are preferably '(thoughnotnecessarily) inturned, and the same is true of the thumb-facing leather,(though broadly speaking my present invention is not concerned withdetails of either thumb or wrist construction, and I make no claims tonovelty in the thumb arrangement per se) In the construction of theglove (see Figs. 1 and 6) the leather palm section 11 is stitchedright-side-out to the fourchette strip along a seam-line, a, with the edes of the leather finger portions, 13 to 16, left flat, the fourchettestrip thus employed preferably running in a continuous piece, from thetip of the little finger to the crotch of the thumb, so. that thisentire stitching may be done with one seaming operation.- Where a liningis to be employed, the lining section 19 is attached to the fourchettestrip 18 near the finger-tip portions of the fourchette, as by shortseams b. The back section 17 and the assembled palm, lining, andfourchette section, (turned inside out) are then seamed together, as atc, preferably-by a single line of stitching uniting three free edges,flat, outer-face to outer-face, so that when the glove is turnedright-side out, the edges united by stitching 0 are-in-turned as shownin the several broken areas of Fig. 1, and as' shown respecting thefore-finger and heel seams in Fig. 3. Thus, the only portions of theleather palm section that are inturned are the heel side of thepalm-proper and little-finger, the thumb side below the crotch of thethumb and (merely because I prefer to inturn them, and notbecause-necessary with the character of construction employed) theextreme tips of the fingers. These leather fingerrtips I find to make aneater finish when inturned, but as will be apparent from consideringthe construction methods, the leather could be left raw edged ifdesired. Further the lining is attached t9 the fourchette strip only atits finger-tips, and (if made .as a separate piece as herein shown) isturned in with, the leather at the seam along the heel of the hand, Thethumb-seams are shown as all inturned, but,

except that the lining is thus anchored near the wrist on the thumbwardside of the glove, the detail of thumb structure is not of presentconcern.

, Referring to the particular construction of heart-shaped fourchettestrip shown in Fig. 3, the lower lobe of the three-lobed.

blank provides a portion 27 which will lie at the tip of the middlefinger, and from which diverge the portions 26 and 28 that,

as far as the crotch-indicating 25 and 29, will constitute the sides ofthe middle" Beyond the lines 25 and 29, these and the'thumbward side ofthe ring finger,

so that, these fourchette-couples are con- :nected butt to butt. Theportion 30 aforesaid connects integrally with the reentrant bend ortip-part 31, turning inward'toward the leg 2624, the said bend connectswith the part 32 that will form the heelward side of the ring finger andwhich, in turn, at the crotch line 33, joins butt to butt with thecontinuation 34 which will constitute the thumbward side of the littlefinger.

. This general disposition of these portions of the fourchette strip,that, in the blank, provide six finger-sides, locating side-formingportions of the little-finger and ringfinger to extend reentrantly intothe space between the divergent legs that meet at the an importantportion of my invention. If,

as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, it is desired to provide in-the fourchettestrip a side member for the thumbward side fore-finger, having aprolongation to extend substantially to the thumb-crotch, the portion 24aforesaid is provided with a reentrant tip-curve or bend 23 to form thefore-finger t1p,connecting with a side portion 22 for the forefingerthat lies, inthe blank, between parts 24 and 32, and that has acontinuation or extension 21, running down between the portions 34 and26 of the blank, for asuitable length to reach to the thumb crotch.

Where a palm lining 19 isto be provided, as heretofore indicated, liningtabs 23, '27 and 31 are suitably cut on the inner perimeters of theseveral finger-tip bends 23, 27

' and 31, the otherwise-waste material within the narrowed bends beingthus utilized.

The digitated blank 19 for the lining section may substantiallycorrespond with the blank 11 for the leather face, except that as at 19'the tips of the fingers may be out forming to the leather blank save asto the provision made (unimportantly, as far as my present invention isconcerned) for. the

attachment of the thumb.

In the completed glove, the

tip of the little fin er, except for its connection with the. ta 23',etc. so insuring ofi where, in the assembling, they will join may beleft -loose, from the thumb cfotch to the that in manufacture any slightmisplacing of the lining will not draw or pull the glove nor result indiscomfort to the wearer, the attachment of the heel-edge of the lining,and its thumbward edge from thumbcrotch to wrist, in the formation ofthe inturned seams shown, sufiicientiy anchoring the lining againstwrinkling or lateral displacement.

A glove constructed as above described is desirable in the commercialfield, not only for its full leather facing of the fingers, the adequateand inexpensive lining of the leather palm section, and the economicalcutting and attractive appearance of the one piece back, but, among manyother advantageous factors, it is notable that the fourchette stripconstruction herein shown and claimed aifords a very desirable economyof material, and, even more importantly perhaps, a very great facilityin the rapid assembling of the parts, for with all of the fourchetteparts die-cut in unalterable relation to each other, no trimming isnecessary, and no material possibility of incorrect assemblage ormisplacement of parts exists. Furthermore, the arrangement of thefourchette blank enables each pair of butt-to-butt connecting parts tobe folded on a line at right angles to the length of the finger so thatin the glove each finger crotch is substantially square and unwrinkled.

With the understanding of the forego' construction, the modifiedembodiments 0 some of the features of my invention shown herein may veryreadily be understood. For instance, if it is deemed desirable not toemploy a lining for the leather palm piece and not to have a raw edge ofthe leather along the thumbward side of the forefinger, the form offourchette l8 strip shown in Fig. 7 may be employed without other changein the construction or assembling methods first described. In Fig. 7 thenumerals for fourchette blanks are the same as those used in Fig. 8, butdistinguished by exponent b.

An all-fabric glove as shown in Fig. 8 may economically be made from abody blank as shown in Fig. 9 having the palm section 11 and backsection 17 and a fourchette 18 shown in Fig. 10, the fourchette in thisinstance extending partway down the back of each of the first threefingers.

= In making this glove the outer perimeter of the fourchette is sewed tothe perimeter of the front portion of the blank, and its inner perimeteris sewed to the perimeter of the back portion of the body blank, eachseam being made with the parts in inside-out relation, so that the twoseams are inturned in the completed glove. The ability to assemble thistwo piece form of glove with two straight seaming operations is a verydesirable feature, resulting from the fourchette formation.

Other modifications are possible, but these sufiice to show that, in itsbroader aspects, my invention is not limited to details of a singleembodiment, although in some of the claims details are claimed for theirspecific advantage.

Having described my invention what I claim is v 1. A continuousfourchette blank comprising in an integral structure divergentsideportions to form the sides of one finger, and a butt to buttcontinuation of one of said sides connected in turn with a reentrantlylaid portion extending between the separated limbs of the first saidportions to form other finger-sides.

2. A heart-shaped fourchette, strip blank providing in a continuouspiece contiguous inner strip portions adapted to form the sides ofextreme fingers, said portions connected at like ends to outwardlybending portions that constitute the tips of flanking fingers, and thatare in turn connected to external converging strip portions that joinbeyond the free ends of the first mentioned portions to form the tip foran intermediate finger.

3. A continuous fourchette strip blank comprising, in an integral piece,connected portions, that jointly form the sides of one finger, embracinga portion adapted to form the side of another finger, the last saidportion integrally connected with one of the first said portions througha reentrant bend adapted to form the tip of an intervening finger.

' 4. A continuous fourchette strip blank comprising, in an integralpiece, connected portions, that jointly form the sides of one finger,embracing a portion adapted to form that are also inturned along theirfront edges and stitched to the inner side of flat border portions ofthe appropriate palmstructure digits, thereby leaving said palmstructuredigits exposed, raw edged, for their full width. A

6. In a glove, the combination of a. digitated leather palm structure, adigitated fabric back-structure and a continuous fabric fourchettestripfor a plurality of fingers,

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transversely continuous from back edge to front edge, secured tosaidback with an in turned seam and to digits of the palm structure with ahalf-inturned seam, inturned portions of the fourchette strip meetingthe flat inner side of'border portions of said digits, wherebysaidpalm-structure digits are exposed, raw-edged, for their full width.

7. In a. glove, the combination of a digi- 1o tated palm-structure, adigitated back-structure, an interposed fourchette-structure and adigitated palm-lining connected within the ,fingers to only thefourchette structure.

8.'In a glove, the combination of a digitated palm-structure, adigitated back-structure, an interposed continuous fourchette structureand a. digitated palm-lining connected, the fingers to only the four--ch'ette structure.

9. In a. glove, the combination of a digi-.

tated palm-structure, a digitated back-structure, an interposedfourchette-structure and a digitated palm-lining connected, within thefingers to only the jfourchette structure and secured to the body of thepalm and back stfzctionsnear the wristward extremities thereo 10. In aglove, the combination of a digi- I tated palm structure, a digitatedback-structure and an interposed continuous fourchette strip formed of ablank providing divergent side portions including between them a. tipforming portion, and reentrant portions connected to the respectivedivergent side portions by tip-forming portions, said divergent portionsbeingfolded to form 'finger crotches, inner perimetral portions of handin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- AARON CNEY.

In the presence of- Fonnn Em,

MARY F. Arum.

